Board of Directors

Kris is a Co-Founder of the Eva Sophia Project with a passion for making a difference and supporting the community, and she is Mom to Eva.

Char lives in Waconia with her husband, Mike, and her 2 boys – Joe and Alex. Char started her 25th year of teaching in Shakopee. She taught first grade for 24 years and now is a reading interventionist.

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Holly’s compassion for serving and helping others through volunteer work is evidenced in the strong foundational path that has laid a central theme within her life. Identity. Go. Do.

Eager to make an impact on her community, Becca connected with the Eva Sophia Project out of a desire to make a difference for her teenage son with Autism. Becca was previously a founding member and Board Chair of Cologne Academy, a core knowledge K-8 charter school that opened in 2008 in Cologne, MN.

Jim lives in Waconia with his wife, Jennifer, and his 3 children – Sam, Jack and Emma. Today, Jim is VP Agronomy at United Farmers Cooperative (UFC).

As a lifelong southern Minnesota resident Wade has witnessed many changes to the area, especially in the last 20 years. As such, he is looking to contribute to developing positive change as a member of the Eva Sophia Project.